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Commentaries on the Laws of England

Commentaries on the Laws of England by BLACKSTONE, SIR WILLIAM

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Commentaries on the Laws of England
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BLACKSTONE, SIR WILLIAM
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London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1769. First Edition. three-quarter polished calf over marbled boards. Very Good. FIRST EDITIONS OF ALL FOUR VOLUMES OF THE BOOK THAT FIRST MADE LAW INTELLIGIBLE TO THE ORDINARY PERSON. HEAVILY INFLUENCED THE FOUNDERS OF THE UNITED STATES. First edition set of all four volumes of Sir William Blackstone's classic Commentaries on the Laws of England, "the cornerstone of the legal edifice of the Anglo-American world." (Printing and the Mind of Man). Blackstone's "Commentaries" stands as a seminal work of legal scholarship, its influence extended across the Atlantic, profoundly shaping legal education and practice in the newly formed United States. The Founders of the United States drew heavily upon Blackstone's principles in crafting the nation's legal framework. Provenance: David M. Solinger's copy, with presentation card in envelope affixed to front pastedown of volume 1. Gift for his 50th birthday (1956). Solinger was a lawyer, art collector, and president of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Solinger was the first president of the museum who was not a member of the Whitney family. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1765-1769. Quarto (266 x 208 mm). c.1900 three-quarter tan polished calf over marbled boards by Baynton (Riviere), with their binder's stamp; raised bands, leather spine labels. Some joints cracked, but reinforced and now holding securely, occasional foxing/toning; a few small repaired marginal closed tears. Complete with the two engraved tables (one folding) in volume 2. A handsome wide-margined first edition set, bound by Bayntun.
[Three Issues of] The Sandpainter

[Three Issues of] The Sandpainter

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[Three Issues of] The Sandpainter
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Tuba City, Arizona: Tuba City Boarding School, 1970. Very good. 10¾” x 8”. Illustrated cloth over boards. Pp. [64]; 64; 72 + copy of letter on Bureau of Indian Affairs letterhead laid in. Very good or better: 1967 issue a bit shaken, cloth and pastedowns moderately stained, tiny corner crease throughout; 1968 with former owner's signature to ffep; 1970 with a few small dings to boards, faint dampstain and waviness to edges of first and last few leaves; else all internally fresh. This is a group of three lovely yearbooks of a Native American K-8 school with a heart-wrenching history, the Tuba City Boarding School (TCBS). TCBS was founded by 1900, one of many schools to remove Native children from their homes, force them to abandon their language, cultural identity and spiritual traditions. It was known for its strict military regimen, forced labor and disciplinary system; one former student noted in a newspaper interview, “If you get into trouble, you have to bend down for about one hour in a corner . . . When you get back up, you blacked out.” These yearbooks are filled with fantastic photographic images, covering TCBS' first through eighth grade classes, as well as staff and teachers, many of whom were people of color. There are shots of dormitories, “classroom activities,” sports teams and student groups like the “Indian Club,” with members in exaggerated Native dress. Images reveal the “Chow line,” “Clean up time,” students at play and the homecoming dance. There are a few examples of striking Native art and a copy of a typed letter on Bureau of Indian Affairs letterhead accompanying the 1970 issue “sent to you by your sponsored child” through the Save the Children Federation. Rare yearbooks of a Native American boarding school. OCLC shows only one institution with three issues of The Sandpainter, and none of the years present here.
[Robb, Frederic H. Hammurabi]. The Chicago History Roundup

[Robb, Frederic H. Hammurabi]. The Chicago History Roundup

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[Robb, Frederic H. Hammurabi]. The Chicago History Roundup
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Chicago: The House of Knowledge, 1974. Very good. 11” x 14”. Stapled self-wrappers. pp. [32]. Very good due to staining of wrappers at edges and and old price in ballpoint on front cover; internally near fine. This is a Black history calendar published by The House of Knowledge which was created by F.H.Hammurabi Robb, an African American attorney who toured the country (and ultimately the world) speaking on Black history. He also wrote and published on the subject under both the imprint here as well as The Century Service Exchange. The building that housed his businesses on South Michigan Boulevard in Chicago was later used as the first home for the DuSable Museum of African American history. The book contains reams of data regarding Black history as well as African Americans in Chicago. Each page takes awhile to absorb because of the slapdash approach to layout with images and text calling for attention on numerous spots of each page. OCLC locates no copies.
The Missionary Herald: Containing the Proceedings at Large of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions - 29 Volumes (348 issues) dating from 1822-1856

The Missionary Herald: Containing the Proceedings at Large of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions - 29 Volumes (348 issues) dating from 1822-1856

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The Missionary Herald: Containing the Proceedings at Large of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions - 29 Volumes (348 issues) dating from 1822-1856
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Boston: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1856. Hardcover. Good. A substantial but incomplete 29-volume run, comprised of volumes 18 (1822), 20-21 (1824-25), 23--48 (1827-1852), and 52 (1856). One physical volume containing two years (24 issues), otherwise each ontains a full year (12 issues). Mixed bindings, with some volumes in contemporary calf or paper-covered boards, some in later three-quarter leather or buckram, some only stitched together (no further binding). Most ex-library, some with detached boards or torn wrappers, but all text complete. Some scattered foxing and toning to pages, but generally quite clean. Not pretty, but a good reference set. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions,was founded in 1810 with the aim of spreading Christianity worldwide and grew to be the largest and most important missionary organization in the United States. Although Congregationalist in origin, the organization also included missionaries from Presbyterian and Dutch and German Reformed churches. It sent missionaries to far-flung locations around the world (including India, Ceylon, China, Singapore, Siam, the Sandwich Islands/Hawaii and other Pacific Islands, and many locations in the Middle East and Africa. Men and women were also sent to minister to the native peoples of North America, including the Choctaws, Cherokees, Dakotas, Ojibwas, Senecas, Tuscaroras, and Abenaquis. The reports of these missionaries, as published in The Missionary Herald, offer highly valuable primary source material on the history of the regions and peoples they visited. Due to the size and weight of this set, additional shipping charges may apply (depending on method and distance of shipment). Please inquire for a quote.
1754 Volume of Gentleman's Magazine, Several Issues with Important George Washington French and Indian War Content

1754 Volume of Gentleman's Magazine, Several Issues with Important George Washington French and Indian War Content by [GEORGE WASHINGTON]

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1754 Volume of Gentleman's Magazine, Several Issues with Important George Washington French and Indian War Content
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The July issue reports that Washington was ordered to use force to extricate the French, who "pushed their encroach­ments still farther, and committed yet more open hostilities..." The French "gained intelligence of them and detach'd a party of 35 men to intercept" but Washington "immediately marched with 45 men to sustain them & a skirmish ensued in which all the French were either killed or taken prisoners, except 3 who were afterwards inter­cepted and scalped by some Indians." (321-323). With "A Map of the British American Plantations . . . Including all the Back Settlements in the Respective Provinces, as Far as the Mississippi," which includes Illinois, the Louisiana Territory, the land west of Lake Michigan, parts of Arkansas, and more, folding out to 11¾ x 9½ in. The October issue reports on Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union for the British colonies of North America. [GEORGE WASHINGTON]. Gentleman's Magazine, bound 1754 volume, January to December 1754. London: David Henry. With two folding maps, 21 [of 24] plates, text illustrations. 628 pp., 5¼ x 8¼ in. Contents and Excerpts January - "Description of a Remarkable Venomous Insect found in South America" (p5-6); - An article about a form of sun dial with an illustration of it (p17); - "Of the Junction of Asia and America," which begins:"The termination & position of the N.E. parts of Asia, and the N.W. parts of America, & whether they are joined or not, has been matter of speculation for 200 years past, and is indeed one of the most important geographical questions that has ever been debated." French and Russian sources agree that the two continents are separated only by a "narrow streight." (p22); - "Some Account of the Plague at Marseilles in the Year 1720" (p32-36); In May 1720, a ship introduced the last major outbreak of bubonic plague in Europe at Marseille, France, which killed an estimated 100,000 people in Provence and Languedoc, including about half of the population of Marseille. - "Enquiry into the Causes of Dreams" (p36-37); - "Historical Chronicle" includes news from Boston on new taxes on coaches and other conveyances and a note from Rowan County, North Carolina, that "a skirmish has lately happen'd between some French Indians, and the Catawbas in alliance with the English, in which the latter gain'd a complete victory." (p46). February - "An Account of the Life of the late Mr Edward Cave," founder and former editor of The Gentleman's Magazine (p55-58); - "A new Method of increasing the Solidity, Strength, and Duration of Timber" (p62-64); - "A List of Seeds of Forest Trees and flowering Shrubs gather'd in Pennsylvania, the Jerseys and New York, by John and William Bartram" (p65); - Correspondence regarding the conflict between the Assembly of New York and the governor of that colony (p65-66); - "Cure for the Bite of the Tarantula" (p69-70); - Diagram and description of Eolian Harp (p74); - A description of the ruins of Palmyra (p78-81); - "Historical Chronicle" includes news of a conflict between the assembly and governor in Virginia over taxation without the assembly's consent, which they voted to be "illegal, arbitrary, and oppressive." (p94). March - "Farther account of the Ruins of Palmyra" (p103-106, 108, with fold-out plate of ruins); - "Method of increasing the Strength and Solidity of Timber" (cont.) (p111-112); - "Some Account of a Chart lately published by M. de l' Isle, with the different Conjectures and Opinions it has produced; from a Tract called, A Letter from a Russian Sea Officer to a Person of Distinction at Petersbourgh, &c.": "All Attempts to discover an outlet from Hudson's Bay into the South sea having been ineffectual, and the space between Japan and California, an extent of more than 1200 leagues, being totally unknown, the late Czar Peter the great, appointed one Beerings [Vitus Bering]to attempt the discovery." Details the exploration of Alaska and the Yukon by three different explorers. (p123-128) - "An Anemometer, or new Invent'd Weather-cock, which shews the Utmost Velocity of any Wind, and at the same Time all the Variations of its Directions," with a nearly full-page illustration (p130-132); - "The Description of an Azimuth Compass of a new Contrivance," with illustration (p132-133); - "Historical Chronicle" includes news from New York that "Our assembly has past a severe act against importing counterfeit British half-pence." (p142). April - "A Summary of the Proceedings in the last Sessions of Parliament" reports the repeal of the 1753 "Jew Bill" that allowed Jews to become naturalized English citizens. A popular antisemitic uproar caused the bill to be "passed through both houses with such rapidity, that all the necessary forms were over before the day on which the call of the house, upon Sir James's motion, was to take place, and the business for which it was intending being thus dispatched, the call was disregarded." (p155); - "Account of de L'Isle's Chart and Remarks" (cont.) (p166-167); further details and questions about the exploration of "Russian America" (Canada and Alaska); - "Historical Chronicle" includes a February 9 report from Virginia "That 1500 regular forces sent from France, have built three forts upon the Ohio, on some lands of which several gentlemen in London and Virginia have a grant from the king. The French expected to be repulsed, but, finding no opposition, intend to keep possession. They used our messenger very well, and gave him a guard of 200 men to escort him thro' the Indians. It is expected that a number of forces will be raised, as we have a sufficient quantity of gunpowder from London, with thirty pieces of cannon. If the French are not soon drove off, and forts built by the English on Missisippi, they will have such strong holds, that it will never be in our power to expel them." (p190). - "Virginia, March 16. Our general assembly met on Feb. 14, and was prorogu'd on the 23d of the same month, after having unanimously pass'd an act for raising 10,000l. for supporting the British rights in the interior parts of America." (p190) May - "A List of the Counties, Boroughs, &c. with the Members returned for the ensuing Parliament" (p199-203); - "The Japonese way of making Vessels of Paper, or Saw Dust." (p207-209); - "A Description of a Sea Gage, to measure unfathomable Depths," with a half-page illustration (p215-219); - Evidence for and against Elizabeth Canning (1734-1773), an English maidservant who claimed to have been kidnapped by Mary Squires and Susannah Wells, in January 1753 and held for almost a month. Her alleged captors were tried and found guilty. Then, Canning was tried for perjury in April and May 1754. She was found guilty and sentenced to prison for a month and transportation to British America, where she died twenty years later in Connecticut. Squires was pardoned. (p224-227); - "Historical Chronicle" includes notes from America on the French & Indian War: "Three hundred men under Col. Joshua Fry are ordered to Ohio, to build forts." "On the 5th the governor issued an order for the officers and men of our new regiment to repair to Alexandria on the head of Potowmack, on or before the 20th instant." "Our Assembly have pass'd An Act for encouraging & protecting settlers on the waters of Missisippi." (p240) June - "Account of a Journey from Williamsburg to the French Fort, near Lake Erri, in Virginia," "The French having been lately erecting forts, and making settlements upon the river Ohio, in the western parts of Virginia, which are known to be the property of Great Britain, Major Washington was sent by Governor Dinwiddie, with a letter to the French commandant on that river, by which he was required to depart. "Mr Washingtonset out on the 31st of October 1753, and reached Will's Creek on the 14th of November; from whence we proceeded the next day with Mr Gist, a person whom he had engaged as a guide, a French interpreter, two Indian traders, and some other attendants and servants, with horses and proper accommodations for the journey. "At a small distance from the fork of the Ohio, after 25 days travel, he called upon Shingiss, king of the Delaware Indians, who went with him to Logg's town, where he intended to assemble the chiefs of the Six Nations, in order to engage them in his interest, and induce them to renounce all connexion with the French."(p252-253) "On the 26th of Nov. Mr Washington met the chiefs in council, when they agreed that the wampum delivered by the French to them should be returned, as a symbol of abolishing all agreements between them...." (p253) "On the 13th a council was held [among French forces on the Ohio River] to consider what answer Mr Washington should carry back, which however he did not receive till the evening of the next day. In the mean time he perceived that every possible art was practiced upon the Indians, to prevent their returning with him: He therefore pressed them to execute their design without delay...." (p254) "The purport of the answer which he brought to governor Dinwiddie, was, that the Commandant would send his letter to the marquiss Duguisne, that whatever he commanded should be done, and that in the mean time he was determined to kept his station." (p255); - Lecture on Sound by Professor Nicholas Saunderson (1683-1739). Rendered blind by smallpox at age 1, Saunderson transcended his disability to become a mathematician and the Lucasian professor at Cambridge University. (p267-268); - "Of the Increase of Inhabitants in W. Jersey." The population of West Jersey grew from 47,369 in 1737-1738 to 61,403 in 1745, "which makes an increase in 7 years of 14034 being almost one third, tho' that is a province into which there are but few direct importations of strangers." (p271); - "BOHEMIA. A fire broke out in the Jews quarter at Prague, on the 11th, which was not master'd until the 19th: It consumed the greatest part of that quarter, almost 3 other streets, and many convents. The number of houses destroyed was near 700." Jews were expelled from Prague in 1745-1748, and the fire in 1754 occurred shortly after they were allowed to return. The fire destroyed a large part of the Jewish quarter, including six synagogues. (p287). July(title page misdated 1745) - Lecture on Sound by Professor Saunderson (cont.) (p307-309); - "Some Account of An Address to the Liverymen of London; by Sir Crisp Gascoyne, late Ld Mayor, relative to his conduct in the Case of Canning and Squires." Additional information on the case of Elizabeth Canning. (p317-321); - "Some Account of the Encroachments made by the French on the British settlements in America." "In the treaty of Utrecht, which was confirm'd by that of Aix la Chappelle, the Indians called the Six Nations, were acknowledged by France to be subject to Great Britain, and it was stipulated that neither these, ore any other Indians, who were friends to the English, should be molested by the French, but that the subjects of both crowns should enjoy free liberty of going and coming to the colonies of either, for the promotion of trade as a common benefit." (p321) "the French have been indefatigable in their attempts to draw off the six nations, and their allies, from the English interest to their own.... In order to accomplish this project, they have entered the country of these Indians, upon the back of his majesty's southern colonies, and within the limits of his territories...and erected a line of forts upon all the lakes and rivers, from Canada to Missisippi.... They have also pushed on their encroachments with equal vigour, quite round his majesty's eastern colonies, where they have engaged all the Indians to act with them against the English." (p321) "In October 1753, Major Washington was dispatch'd by Mr Dinwiddie, governor of Virginia, to require them, in a solemn manner, to withdraw from the banks of the Ohio, which they were persisting to fortify, and also to engage the six nations to continue firm in their attachment to England. But the French having refused to depart, and the Indians being found wavering, orders were soon after received from England to repel force with force, and not only to prevent them from building forts on the Ohio, but to drive them from all the settlements which they have made contrary to treaty.... While these forces were assembling, the French pushed their encroachments still farther, and committed yet more open hostilities." (p322) "The camp, however, was at length formed, and four or five waggons with provisions having been dispatched for its support, the French gained intelligence of them, and detach'd a party of 35 men to intercept them; but Captain [sic] Washington immediately marched with 45 men to sustain them & a skirmish ensued in which all the French were either killed or taken prisoners, except 3 who were afterwards intercepted and scalped by some Indians."(p322). - Eman: Bowen, "A Map of the British American Plantations, extending from Boston in New England to Georgia; including all the back Settlements in the respective Provinces, as far as the Mississippi,"folds out to 11¾ x 9½ in. (after p322) August - "Essay on the Public Roads" (p347-349); - Account of a boxing match in Norfolk (p364-365); - "Some Account of Scotland, and the Manners of the Inhabitants, from the Letters lately published." (p366-371); - Life of Professor Saunderson (with full-page engraving) (p372-374); - "Historical Chronicle": "A ship of 900 tons is arrived at Louisburgh, from France, with cannon and ammunition of all forts, and a mine has been completed between the west and south gates of that fortress, and strong fortifications are erected on the light-house point." The Siege of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia in June and July 1758 by the British was a pivotal victory that ended French colonial dominance in Atlantic Canada and permitted the British to seize Quebec and the rest of New France in 1759. September - "Account of our Affairs in America." "The congress at Albany, between the Indians of the six nations, and commissioners from our provinces in America, which had by several accidents been delayed beyond the appointed time, has since been held.... the Indians renewed the treaties already subsisting, and declared a resolution to take up the hatchet against the French and their allies, desiring the assistance of the English to drive them out of the country." (p399) "Col. Washington with 400 men, having encamped in a wood, at the great meadows, on the Ohio, and defeated a party of French, that had been dispatched to intercept some provisions, (see p. 322, col. 2. D.) receiv'd intelligence soon afterwards, that the French hearing what had happened, and that he was soon after to be reinforced with 500 men from New York, were marching 900 men from Monongahela to attack him. "The Colonel immediately prepared to defend himself against such a superiority, as well as he could, and began to throw up another intrenchment; but before it was finished, the Centinel gave notice that the enemy was approaching, by firing his piece. As the signal piece of the Centinel was loaded, and fired at the enemy, it killed three men, and the fire was immediately returned in battalions, but at 600 yards distance, and without effect; the men were then called to arms, and drew up before the trenches, but waited for the nearer approach of the enemy to return their fire. Upon this they moved very irregularly to another point of the woods, at the distance of about 60 yards, and there made a second discharge. The Col. perceiving by this conduct, that they were determined not to attack in the open field, ordered his men still to reserve their fire, and retire back again into the trenches, which it was expected an attempt would be made to force. "In this expectation, however, he was disappointed, and therefore ordered his men to fire, after which the firing on both sides continued, from eleven in the morning till eight at night, apparently upon very unequal terms, our men being in trenches full of water, during a settled rain, and the French defended by the trees.... they called a parley...to receive their proposals, which were, that each side should retire without molestation, they to their fort at Monongahela, and we to Will's creek. This proposal was accepted, and the next morning our people began their march with beat of drum, and colours flying, but found it necessary to leave behind 'em the baggage and stores.... Our loss is said to amount to about 100 men killed and wounded, and that of the French to 300. The disadvantage which we have sustained by being thus obliged to abandon the Ohio, is imputed to the delay of the reinforcement from New York, which ought to have joined Col. Washington many months before this action." (p399-400) "Such is the account said to be published in the Virginia Gazette; but it does not at all agree with the following articles of capitulation. "Capitulation granted July 3, by M. De Villier, com. of his most christian majesty's forces, to the English troops in the Fort of Necessity, built on the lands of the king's dominions. "Article I. We grant the England commander to retire with all his garrison, and to return peaceably into his own country; and promise to hinder his receiving insult from us French; and to restrain, as much as shall be in our power, the Savages that are with us. "II. It shall be permitted them to go out, and carry with them all that belongs to them, except the artillery, which we keep. "III. That we will allow them the honours of war, that they march out drum beating, with a swivel gun, being willing to shew them that we treat them as friends.... "VII. And as the English have in their power an officer, two cadets, and most of the prisoners made in the assassination of the Sieur de Jamonville, [an officer, who was bearer of a citation, as appears by his writings] that they promise to send them back with safeguard to the fort du Guerne, situated on the Fine river. And for surety of this article, as well as this treaty, Mr Jacob Vambraam and Robert Stobo, both captains, shall be left as hostages till the arrival of the Canadians and French above mentioned.. .." (p400) "By the title of this capitulation, and the general tenor of the articles, it appears that Washington was not in trenches, but in a fort, which is called Fort Necessity;... and the French consider the defeat of their party upon pretence that it was about to intercept some provisions going to our camp (see p. 322. Col. 2. D) as an act of unjustifiable violence against the bearer of a citation, the Sieur Jamonville, whose death they term an assassination. But however this may be, we are told that Washington was attacked by the Indians when he marched away the next morning, who killed some and plundered others, in which it is said they were encouraged by the French commander, contrary to the capitulation, who, though he pretended to be much concerned, and ran in among the Indians with his sword drawn, yet instead of attempting to restrain and quiet them, he commended their courage." (p400) The Battle of Fort Necessity on July 3, 1754, began the French and Indian War, which spiraled into the global Seven Years' War.When the French offered to negotiate, Washington sent two of his men, including translator Jacob Van Braam, to learn the terms. When Van Braam brought the terms to Washington, who could not read French, he agreed to the basic terms and signed the document written in French. Washington later insisted that he never would have signed the articles of capitulation had he understood that they declared that Jumonville had been assassinated. - "An Account of Scotland" (cont.) (p416-422). October - "New Hypothesis to Account for the Phenomena of Vesuvius." (p443-444); - "The Absurdity of Expensive Funerals Exposed"(p467-469); - Benjamin Franklin's Plan for a Union of British American Colonies. "Historical Chronicle": "New York, July 29. On the 16th instant our lieutenant-governor arrived here from Albany, having settled some matters to the entire satisfaction of all the nations of the Indians that attended the congress at that place. And the next day the commissioners from Philadelphia, Maryland, and Virginia, with several others, arrived here from the same place. From whence we learn, that at the said congress, the commissioners from the several governments were unanimously of opinion, that an union of the colonies was absolutely necessary; and a plan of union was accordingly drawn up by the said commissioners, in order to be laid before their respective constituents." (p483) Representatives of seven of the British colonies in North America met at Albany, New York, in June and July 1754 to discuss better relations with Native American nations and common defensive measures against the French threat from Canada. Contrary to this report, Virginia was not represented. Benjamin Franklin, a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Albany Congress, proposed a plan on July 10 based on his observations of the Iroquois and their system of common government. The proposed union would have a president general and a grand council with legislative powers to be elected by the colonial assemblies. Both the colonial assemblies and the representatives of the British Board of Trade in London rejected the plan. November - "Certain objects particularly worth the attention of a British Parliament at the present juncture." (p502-505); "A fourth object worthy of parliamentary interposition, is the case of the Hudson's Bay company. Were the parliament to buy out the charter, and to send a few highland companies to take possession of that important country, and there, if necessary, make war upon the French, it would be infinitely better than to send forces to the banks of the Ohio. For, supposing we should prove victorious, what could we gain by settling colonies in that part of the world? Colonies so greatly distant from the sea, that we could never have any intercourse with them in the way of commerce? Colonies, which would be a continual expence, and could be of no advantage, whose very situation would put them under a necessity, and the fruitfulness of whose country could afford them the means of rivalling Great Britain in every article of its manufactures...." (p503-504); "The English possess already more lands in America, than will be sufficiently peopled in five hundred years." (p504); "The only shadow of a reason, that has ever yet been offered for carrying our settlements beyond the Apalatean mountains, is, that we may secure our fur and deer-skin trade with the Indians." (p504); - "Historical Chronicle" "New York, Sept. 14. The governor has given his assent to an act for raising 5000 l. towards assisting the Virginians against the French." (p530); "Williamsburgh, Sept. 18. Our assembly has voted 2000 l. for the Ohio expedition, to be raised by a poll tax of 5 s. per head." (p530). December - "New System of Botany by Linnaeus." Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalized the modern system of naming organisms, making him the "father of modern taxonomy." (p555-558); - "America, the Property of the English." (p569-571) "As our present contest with the French on the continent of America has justly excited the attention of the publick, I desire, by your means, to lay before them a brief account of some former transactions relating to our settlements there, the right on which they were founded, the encroachments of the French, and the proposals that were made for preventing what has happened." (p569) "To obviate these evils it was proposed "1. That all the British colonies in N. America be united under one legal and regular establishment, having over them one supreme governor, who shall reside on the spot, and to whom the governors of each colony shall be subordinate. And "2. That two deputies be annually elected by the council and assembly of each province, who shall meet and form a kind of general council, and with the approbation of the governor settle all quotas of money, men, and provisions, to be raised by each province for the common defence.... "The Frech had then seized and fortified the territory on our back settlements remote from Canada, a thousand miles.. .. for how, says this writer, can we hope to succeed against them some years hence, when they shall have augmented the number of their inhabitants, debauched the natives to their party, and farther strengthened themselves by securing with forts and garrisons the passes of the rivers, lakes and mountains." (p571). - "Historical Chronicle" "Charles-Town, Nov. 10. A number of French and Indians assembled lately at the Charaws, near 200 miles on the back of this place, and killed near 200 persons. "Horatio Sharpe, Esq; governor of Maryland, and Arthur Dobbs, Esq; governor of N Carolina, are at Williamsburgh, with governor Dinwiddie, and the former has a commission to command the troops till the arrival of major-general Braddock. The French on the Ohio are very weak, as Capt Lyons relates, who has been to exchange a French officer and 2 cadets for our 2 hostages, which was refused." (p578) Condition: Contemporary stiff vellum; minor wear and soiling; a few leaves slightly cropped, lacking both plates in January issue and final armorial plate; name of subscriber R. Lumley Kingston signed on monthly title pages, subscriber's and later owner's bookplates on front endpapers. The Gentleman's Magazine (1731-1922) was a monthly magazine published in London, England. It was the first periodical to use the term magazine. Edward Cave (1691-1754) began the magazine and edited it under the pen name "Sylvanus Urban" until his death. The iconic illustration of St. John's Gate on the front of each issue depicted Cave's home, the magazine's "office." Samuel Johnson had his first regular employment as a writer with The Gentleman's Magazine. Under the leadership of David Henry (1709-1792) and after 1778 also John Nichols (1745-1826), The Gentleman's Magazine experienced great growth and was read throughout the English-speaking world. It included a stunning array of material, including the fluctuating prices of commodities, daily closing quotations for stocks and bonds, mortality figures for the city of London, theatre reviews, original poetry, parliamentary debates, theological disputes, lists of both civil and military promotions, Church preferments, and thousands of obituaries. David Henry was a friend of Benjamin Franklin and a first cousin of Patrick Henry, and The Gentlemen's Magazine included extensive coverage of news from America. It printed the entirety of the United States Constitution in 1787, and Washington's Farewell Address in 1796. George Washington was a subscriber to The Gentleman's Magazine.
Edward Bates Against Thomas H Benton. St Louis, 1828

Edward Bates Against Thomas H Benton. St Louis, 1828 by Bates, Edward

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Edward Bates Against Thomas H Benton. St Louis, 1828
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Bates, Edward
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1828. St. Louis: Charless & Paschall, 1828. 12 pp.. St. Louis: Charless & Paschall, 1828. 12 pp. An Important Western Americana Tract on Spanish Land Claims in Missouri and Arkansas Bates, Edward [1793-1869]. Edward Bates Against Thomas H. Benton. St. Louis: Charless & Paschall, Printers, 1828. 12 pp. 12mo. (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet as issued in recent plain wrappers, untrimmed edges. Moderate toning, faint spotting and "(20)" in small early hand to title page. Uncommon in commerce. $1,250. * Only edition. Bates accuses Benton [1782-1858], the important Missouri politician and United States Senator, of political opportunism and corruption and refutes Benton's charge that he failed to protect his constituents against Spanish land claims in Missouri and Arkansas as a member of the U.S. Congress. "Among other things, Benton is accused of being a public defaulter, tainted in every relation of life with peculation and falsehood; his alleged dishonesty as a lawyer, as a director in the Bank of Missouri, and as a United States Senator is painstakingly argued" (Anderson Galleries Auction Catalogue, 1922). Despite the topicality of this pamphlet and its political motivation, it makes a number of useful observations about the nature of land claims and the influence of Spanish law in America. This pamphlet is also notable as an early Missouri imprint by Missouri's first printer, Joseph Charless [1772-1834], who introduced printing there in 1808. He established his partnership with Paschall in 1828. Bates later served as the first attorney general of Missouri after it was admitted as a state and the U.S. attorney general under President Lincoln. The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter 1853. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 7901.50.
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Common Law Epitomized by GLISSON William GULSTON Anthony

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Common Law Epitomized
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GLISSON William GULSTON Anthony
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1679. GLISSON, William; GULSTON, Anthony. The Common Law Epitomiz'd: with Directions How to Prosecute and Defend Personal Actions. London: Hen. Brome and Tho. Bassett, et al., 1679. Octavo, contemporary full tan calf rebacked and recornered, burgundy morocco spine label. $1100.Second edition of this summary of procedural law, expanded by law reporter and legal writer William Style.Glisson and Gulston's work includes much on action on the case, covenant, debt, detinue, and trespass, among other subjects. Editor William Style's own Practical Register had first appeared a decade prior. ""This is a book of good credit"" (Marvin, 338). First published in 1661. Bound with imprimatur leaf. Wing G863. Marvin, 338 (third edition). Bookplate.Some faint marginal dampstaining to several signatures; nicely rebacked.
The Life and Adventures of Seth Wyman, Embodying the Principal Events of a Life Spent in Robbery, Theft, Gambling, Passing Counterfeit Money, &c., &c

The Life and Adventures of Seth Wyman, Embodying the Principal Events of a Life Spent in Robbery, Theft, Gambling, Passing Counterfeit Money, &c., &c by Wyman, Seth

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The Life and Adventures of Seth Wyman, Embodying the Principal Events of a Life Spent in Robbery, Theft, Gambling, Passing Counterfeit Money, &c., &c
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Wyman, Seth
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Manchester, N.H: J.H. Cate, Printer, 1843. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First edition (Howes W-724). Binding repaired by previous owner, corners exposed, spine label mostly absent, front free endpaper absent, a few pages stained. 1843 Hard Cover. iv, 310 pp. 8vo. A mid-19th century memoir by a career criminal, published after Wyman's death. "Wyman, Seth (04 March 1784 - 02 April 1843), thief and author, was born in Goffstown, New Hampshire, the son of Seth Wyman and Sarah Atwood, farmers. Wyman documented his life and career in his posthumously published autobiography, The Life and Adventures of Seth Wyman, Embodying the Principal Events of a Life Spent in Robbery, Theft, Gambling, Passing Counterfeit Money … (1843). His earliest attempts at what he would later term 'roguery' began at a very early age, when he stole a silver dollar from a neighbor's house, explaining to his mother that he had found it in the street. Although Wyman later praised both of his parents in print as honest and upright individuals, he soon graduated to more serious crimes, gaining a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment with each theft. He also displayed a streak of misanthropy, killing a neighbor's trees by girdling them for no apparent gain other than the neighbor's distress. Wyman's father, a wealthy and successful farmer, tried to set up his son in farming on a large tract on the Penobscot River in what is now Maine, but honest labor (at which Wyman would make occasional efforts, including stints at farming, shipbuilding, and sledmaking - usually with stolen tools) never held his attention for long. Early in his career Wyman specialized in shoplifting, at which he became quite adept. His normal modus operandi was to enter a store and engage the clerk or shopkeeper in idle conversation. When another customer entered the establishment or the clerk was otherwise sufficiently distracted, Wyman would quickly stuff some item(s) of value under a large cloak that he wore during his escapades. Watches and bolts of cloth held particular appeal for Wyman, but he did not disdain stealing any item of value. He usually worked alone but would occasionally use one or more assistants. Careful always to stash his booty in a meticulously selected hiding place, Wyman thus avoided detection when the inevitable suspicion generated by his activities led to searches of his dwelling place. According to his autobiography, Wyman enjoyed a long string of uninterrupted successful thefts. Usually moving from place to place in order to avoid the detection of his crimes, Wyman generally indulged in life's pleasures. He was no stranger to hard liquor, often fortifying himself for his more daring crimes with brandy. Enjoying fine dining and card playing, he also paid consistent attention to women, often promising various potential mates the moon and the stars regarding his intentions, on which he seldom if ever delivered. A relationship with an unhappily married woman, Welthy Loomis Chandler, eventually culminated in marriage in Boston in 1808. The couple, who had already had a long-standing common-law relationship - Wyman's first stint in jail was on a charge of adultery, not theft - eventually had six children. While Wyman seems to have genuinely cared for his wife (and his parents), he seems to have formed no other lasting relationship with any other person. During his years of activity, Wyman shuttled between Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and what is now Maine. He was incarcerated on several occasions, during which he attempted (several times successfully) to escape. His Autobiography is replete with tales of fistfights with other men (in which Wyman was inevitably triumphant) and woeful descriptions of the harsh conditions under which he was forced to live during his periods of imprisonment. Late in his career, Wyman took up the passing of counterfeit money (manufactured in Canada and drawn from a variety of banks), at which he seems to have been successful. Wyman relocated to Maine about 1815, having finally worn out his welcome in Goffstown. Although he attempted farming one last time, his old habits proved difficult to leave behind. He was convicted of larceny in June 1817 in Augusta, Maine, and received a three-year sentence to the state prison in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Pardoned after a year (which he spent composing verse), Wyman returned to New Hampshire. While the burden of supporting his wife and children (who had been living in a Boston almshouse) was lifted from the commonwealth of Massachusetts (a factor that helped him gain his early release), Wyman proved no more adept at remaining honest in his old surroundings. After once again stealing cloth (and again being caught), he was sent to the New Hampshire State Prison on 20 April 1820, where he served a full three-year sentence. Returning yet again to Goffstown following his release, he managed to live in relative peace (slowed by the effects of years of hard living as well as a serious injury to his back that he received from a fall from the third story of a factory while assisting in its construction). Plagued by poor health in his later years, he died in Goffstown after having apparently undergone an eleventh-hour conversion to religion. While his lifestyle was hardly worthy of emulation, Seth Wyman's autobiography (published as a cautionary tale) provides a fascinating look at the social mores of the criminal element in early nineteenth-century American society." - American National Biography
Les Jonques Chinoises. Volumes I - VI.

Les Jonques Chinoises. Volumes I - VI. by Audemard, Louis.

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Les Jonques Chinoises. Volumes I - VI.
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Audemard, Louis.
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Rotterdam: Museum voor Land , 1957 - 1965. First 6 and most important volumes (10 were ultimately published; the final 4 deal with coastal China and Indochina.) This well-illustrated series vastly expands Worcester's work. Titles and pagination as follows. I - "Histoire de la Jonque." b/w illustrations, folding map, 97pp.; II - "Construction de la Jonque." b/w illustrations, folding map, 72pp.; III - "Ornamentation et Types." Color and b/w illustrations, folding map, 61pp.; IV - "Description des Jonques." 2 folding maps, 92pp.; V - "Haut Yang Tse Kiang." b/w illustrations, 72pp.; VI - "Bas Yang Tse Kiang." b/w illustrations, 116pp. Text ni French. 6 vols. uniformly bound in printed grey wrappers. Very good condition.
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20th Congress, 1st Session. H. R. 132. As reported from the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. April 4, 1828 by TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS

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20th Congress, 1st Session. H. R. 132. As reported from the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. April 4, 1828
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TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS
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Washington, 1828. pamphlet. very good. A Bill, In alteration of the several acts imposing Duties on Imports. 20pp. Folio, sewn, margins uncut, later 19th century corrections to text, mostly in margins, small hole in margin of page 19. (Washington, 1828). Very good Pages 1-10 are the text of the committee's bill for the Tariff of 1828 or the Tariff of Abominations. Pages 10-20 contain rejected amendments to the bill by members of the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. This tariff would be applied to foreign imports in order to protect the domestic agriculture markets in the northern and western United States. The tariff was opposed by the south because it would raise the cost of imported goods. John Quincy Adams signed the tariff bill into law on May 19, 1828, despite the economic harm it would cause merchant's from New England.
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Species Algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis & descriptionibus succinctis by AGARDH, Carl Adolf

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Species Algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis & descriptionibus succinctis
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AGARDH, Carl Adolf
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Lundae: Berlingiana, 1820. First Edition. hardcover. very good(+). 8vo, modern marbled boards. Lundae: Berlingiana, 1820. Very good (+). Vol. 1, Part I only (of 3 parts), complete in itself. First presentation of theories "still considered nodal points in the development of algology. (It) summarized the state of algology at that time with precise groupings and clearly defined descriptions." - (DSB). This is the true and rare first edition of Vol. I, apparently unknown to Eriksson.
The Hole Book

The Hole Book by NEWELL, Peter

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The Hole Book
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NEWELL, Peter
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1908. First Edition. Peter NEWELL. [JUVENILE] [RHYMING VERSE]. NEWELL, Peter, illustrator. First edition. 8vo; [50]pp; blue cloth over board, color pictorial onlay with title and author on front board; gift inscription in neat ink dated "Jan. 1, 1910" on ffep; pictorial title page printed in orange and black; 25 full-page color illustrations featuring a die-cut hole through the center as part of the story; thick stock; chipping to front onlay, fingermarks throughout; very good. One of three books by American author and cartoonist, Peter Newell (1862-1924), featuring a clever novelty aspect. A die-cut hole appears in the center of 46 of the book pages supporting the story of a boy named Tom who accidentally discharges a gun. The bullet travels through the story causing both narrow misses and disastrous results. Two other Newell books, The Slant Book and The Rocket Book also use the book form to assist the story line.
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Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society; Volume IX

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Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society; Volume IX
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St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society, 1901. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Contains "The Ojibways in Minnesota" by Rev. Joseph A. Gilfillan, pgs. 55-128. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Some wear to extremities. 6 x 8 3/4 inches. 694 pages.
The Board of Trade of San Francisco Report of Special Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canal

The Board of Trade of San Francisco Report of Special Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canal

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The Board of Trade of San Francisco Report of Special Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canal
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San Francisco, California: Dempster Bros., Printers, 1880. Good to very good. Light toning, a couple stains, upper wrapper sometime excised but still present, vertical crease.. A primary account of discussions surrounding the push to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, a feat not accomplished until the completion of the Panama Canal in 1914. Seen as "The Key of the Pacific", the canal opened up a world of opportunities of trade, which was of particular concern to merchants in San Francisco. The current source shows some of the important issues to key players in the city's Board of Trade, such as the potential location of the canal (Panama or Nicaragua), environment and drainage issues, and facility of construction. Single vol. (8.5" by 5.75"), pp. 33, [1], in original printed blue wrps, deaccession ink stamp on upper wrapper of U.S. Geological Survey Library.
Regulations of the War Department governing the Organized Militia under the Constitution and the Laws of the United States

Regulations of the War Department governing the Organized Militia under the Constitution and the Laws of the United States

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Regulations of the War Department governing the Organized Militia under the Constitution and the Laws of the United States
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1908. First edition. 1908 US REGULATIONS FOR THE "ORGANIZED MILITIA" SPECIFYING PRESIDENTAL AUTHORITY. 23 x 14.5 cm hardcover, blue cloth binding, gilt title to cover, 115 pages. Handstamp of Missouri Historical Society with deaccession stamp on verso title page, text pages unmarked, wear to corners. Very good in custom archival mylar cover.
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The Blue Book; An Operating Manual for the Model A Poem. by ZONKO.

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The Blue Book; An Operating Manual for the Model A Poem.
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ZONKO.
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Vancouver: Prose & Verses Press, (nd).. First edition.. [12 pp]. Very good plus in sewn wrappers. One of 200 copies. INSCRIBED by Zonko, “for Robert + Jess / with all love / Zonko” beneath a small tipped-on b&w portrait photograph.
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End of the World Speshul: Anthology. by [POETRY ANTHOLOGY].

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End of the World Speshul: Anthology.
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[POETRY ANTHOLOGY].
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Vancouver: Blewointmentpress, (1977).. First edition.. Small 4to. [122 pp]. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Contributions by Birney, Bissett, Kearns, Livesay, Marlatt, Page, Wah, and many others.
Round Trip to Hell in a Flying Saucer; UFO Parasites - Alien "Soul Suckers" - Invaders from Demonic Realms

Round Trip to Hell in a Flying Saucer; UFO Parasites - Alien "Soul Suckers" - Invaders from Demonic Realms by Beckley, Timothy Green [Moseley, Jim]

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Round Trip to Hell in a Flying Saucer; UFO Parasites - Alien "Soul Suckers" - Invaders from Demonic Realms
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Beckley, Timothy Green [Moseley, Jim]
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9781606110911
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New Brunswick: Global Communications, 2011. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Edited by Timothy Green Beckley. Inscribed on the first page by Beckley to Jim Moseley, "May you rot here if you send this book to Tom Benson." Very Good. Wraps rubbed at the edges, a few creases, curled at the corners. Square and firmly bound, pages bumped at the corners, clean internally. A selection of writings about the more ominous aspect of ufology, with a reprinting of Round Trip to Hell in a Flying Saucer and other articles by Scott Corralles, Adam Gorightly, T. Allen Greenfield, William M. Mott, Brent Raynes, Nick Redfern, Brad Steiger, and Tim R. Swartz. From the collection of ufologist Tom Benson.
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Chinese Arts and Crafts

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Chinese Arts and Crafts
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Peking: Light Industry Publishing House, Foreign Languages Press, Cloth. Quarto. With 232 color illus. Fine in near fine dust jacket (verso of d.j. lightly foxed), in publisher's cardboard slipcase.
Oppose U.S. Military Provocations in the Taiwan Straits Area. A Selection of Important Documents

Oppose U.S. Military Provocations in the Taiwan Straits Area. A Selection of Important Documents

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Oppose U.S. Military Provocations in the Taiwan Straits Area. A Selection of Important Documents
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Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1958. 70p. slender paperback, corner creased, some shelfwear.
On Time (1975 Appointment Calendar)

On Time (1975 Appointment Calendar) by The Museum of Modern Art

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On Time (1975 Appointment Calendar)
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The Museum of Modern Art
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9780870702242
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New York: The Junior Council of The Museum of Modern Art, 1974. Spiral_bound. Good. Spiral_bound. 8" X 9". Unpaginated. Wear to paper wraps with rubbing, creasing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Glossy plastic covering is peeling away at covers. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Metal spiral binding is slightly bent in some places. Portions of calendar have been filled out by an unknown previous owner. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Museum of Modern Art's 1975 Appointment Calendar, entitled On Time, contains reproductions of 54 photographs from the Museum's collection by such artists as Atget, Evans, Brassai, Brandt, Winogrand, and Frank. Marjorie Munsterberg, Intern in the Department of Photography, points out in her introduction that while in one sense any photograph could have been included, the selection was limited to those images where time has become a central concern of the work, rather than simply one aspect of the picture.(Publisher).
Assessing Change in the Edisto River Basin: An Ecological Characterization

Assessing Change in the Edisto River Basin: An Ecological Characterization

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Assessing Change in the Edisto River Basin: An Ecological Characterization
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BiblioGov. PAPERBACK. Good. 1289123144 1993. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Minot wear. Ships from our bookstore in West Columbia, S.C.

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